This point shapefile represents populated places within the United States that include both census designated places and incorporated places identified by the U.S. Census. Data are represented at a 1:250,000 scale. This layer is part of the 2014 ESRI Data and Maps collection for ArcGIS 10.2. U.S. Populated Place Points provides locations for populated places including fields—name, FIPS code, Census class, population, and selected demographic data from the U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. (2014). United States Populated Place Points, 2010. ESRI. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ng251cz0087